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Councilmember Gary DeLong
3rd District Councilmember Gary DeLong is hosting a community meeting to discuss the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012. Join Councilmember Gary DeLong, City Manager Pat West, and the City’s new Director of Financial Management John Gross as they discuss the proposed budget and listen to community feedback.

Photo by K Hardy
“Go fly a kite” will be more than just an expression on Fri., Sat. and Sun., July 22-24! That’s when Kid’s Beach Day and the Capture the Wind Festival, free to the public, hit Claremont Beach for three days of kite building and flying, kiteboarding, a Kite Expo and many more special attractions.

City Council votes to ban the use of plastic carry out bags in Long Beach.
On Tuesday, May 17, the Long Beach City Council approved an ordinance that bans merchants from handing out plastic carry-out bags and imposes a ten-cent charge on recyclable, paper carry-out bags at all supermarkets and other grocery stores, pharmacies, drug stores, convenience stores, foodmarts, and Long Beach farmers markets.

Every 10 years, after the federal census, California must redraw the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts, to reflect the new population data. Under new laws recently passed by voters, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission is now charged with drawing the boundaries of each electoral district.

Mark Bixby
From Councilmember Gary DeLong – Recently, Theresa Bixby and her family suffered the devastating loss of Mark Bixby, their beloved husband and father. A public memorial is being planned to honor him.

Long Beach Councilmember Gary DeLong responds to tragic plane crash with memories of Mark Bixby, Tom Dean and prayers for Mike Jensen.
On Wednesday several members of the Long Beach community were tragically involved in a plane crash at Long Beach Airport.

Councilmember Gary DeLong
Councilwoman Schipske doesn’t understand the facts…again.
In her blog yesterday she claims that the purpose of outsourcing street sweeping is so private contractors can contribute to political campaigns.

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Long Beach City Councilmembers Gary DeLong and Robert Garcia will travel to Washington, D.C. today to meet with local members of Congress, House and Senate staff, the Army Corps of Engineers and officials in the Obama Administration.

Alumni members from the 2008 Leadership Long Beach Institute program carried out the tree-planting task as part of their community service project component for the completion of the program. Over 200 volunteers, including Leadership Long Beach classmates and alumni, local residents, council members, City of Long Beach staffers, cub scouts, boy scouts, students, artists, and business owners, showed up for the tree planting on Saturday, April 26, 2008.

The efforts to restore the Los Cerritos Wetlands took a significant step forward with the approval of a $450,000 grant to fund a Habitat Restoration and Public Access Conceptual Plan.
“This is a significant milestone for the restoration of the Los Cerritos Wetlands,” said Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority Chair and Long Beach Councilmember Gary DeLong.